The Subhedar’s Son: A Narrative of Brahmin-Christian Conversion from Nineteenth-century 1st Edition Maharashtra Deepra Dandekar

The Subhedar’s Son: A Narrative of Brahmin-Christian Conversion from Nineteenth-century Maharashtra – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780190914042,0190914041

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190914041
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190914042
• Author(s): Deepra Dandekar; Dinkar Shankar Savarkar

The 19th century was a pioneering age for vernacular texts in India. Vernacular writings became popular for making the ‘first’ interventions of their kind, written by Indians for Indians, and establishing new genres such as the biographical novel. The Subhedar’s Son, an award-winning Marathi novel, was written in 1895 and published by the Bombay Tract and Book Society, and comprised overlapping personal and political trajectories. The author, Rev. Dinkar Shankar Sawarkar, inscribed multiple viewpoints into his narrative, including that of his own father, Rev. Shankar Nana (1819-1884), a Brahmin who was one of the early converts of the Church Missionary Society in Western India and served the CMS and the Anglican Church in various capacities for many years. Apart from Shankar Nana’s conversion-story, Sawarkar provides readers with a blueprint of what a Brahminical journey towards Christian conversion encompassed, while describing his personal background of having lived a Christian life as a product of both Brahminism and Christianity. Attempting to deconstruct Brahmanism through Christianity he claimed Brahmin roots as a Christian with an aim of combatting the stigma of conversion

Table contents:

Part I. The Context of The Subhedar’s Son
Part II. Multiple Narratives in the Novel
Part III. Shankar Nana, Parubai, and the Author, Dinkar Shankar Sawarkar
The Subhedar’s Son (Subhedārāchā Putra): An Annotated Translation
A. Preface
B. Announcement
C. Table of Contents
D. Preparing for Battle
E. A Stranger among Friends and Relatives
F. Enlightened Times
G. Two Sons in 1200 Rupees
H. A Favour Is Never Wasted
I. A Barrage of Losses
J. Life’s First Disappointment
K. ‘I have no doubt that truth will be revealed!’
L. Family Pride
M. The Fiery Tongue Is an Abode of Injustice
N. The Sadasatśodhak Mandaḷī
O. Lurching in a Sea of Suspicion
P. Reaching Harbour
Q. Ramaa
R. Scenes from Life
Afterword and Concluding Thoughts
Selected References
Index

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